Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous cleaning robot includes receiving, at a handheld computing device, a first input representing a first set of cleaning schedule parameters for a first cleaning schedule for the autonomous cleaning robot, the first cleaning schedule corresponding to a first area. The method includes presenting, on a display of the handheld computing device, the first cleaning schedule. The method includes receiving, at the handheld computing device, a second input representing a second set of cleaning schedule parameters for a second cleaning schedule for the autonomous cleaning robot, the second cleaning schedule corresponding to a second area different from the first area. The method includes presenting, on the display, the first and second cleaning schedules, and initiating a transmission to the autonomous cleaning robot, based on the first or second cleaning schedules, the transmission including data for causing the robot to initiate a cleaning mission.

Abstract: A control device includes a processor and a storage device storing a program for controlling an operation of the processor. The processor determines whether a vehicle is in a straight-ahead traveling state, based on a vehicle speed detected by a vehicle speed sensor, a steering wheel torque applied to a steering wheel, and a steering wheel angle as a rotation angle of an input shaft. The processor stores the steering wheel angle in the memory when determining that the vehicle is in the straight-ahead traveling state. The processor stores the steering wheel angle in the memory multiple times when determining that the vehicle is in the straight-ahead traveling state. The processor calculates a corrected steering angle amount from a weighted average of the steering wheel angles stored in the memory.

Abstract: A vehicle motor control apparatus includes: a processor configured to determine whether a state of a vehicle is an over-steer state or an under-steer state, to determine a driving control mode or a braking control mode of a motor based on a determination result of the state of the vehicle, to calculate a target yaw moment of based on a tire force by using the over-steer state or the under-steer state, and to determine a motor control amount that follows the target yaw moment; and a storage configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor.

Abstract: A method of controlling a cleaning robot includes: acquiring a marked position of a charging station in a map; controlling the cleaning robot to travel to a front position of the marked position and identifying the charging station; when the charging station is not identified, generating a finding path based on the marked position; and controlling the cleaning robot to travel in accordance with the finding path and identifying the charging station in a traveling process.

Abstract: Techniques are described for using variables associated with vehicle wheels (e.g., linear velocity at a wheel and orientation of the wheel) to estimate velocity of a vehicle during a turn maneuver. In examples of the disclosure, in association with one or more wheels, a wheel orientation during the maneuver and a linear speed during the maneuver may be determined, and well as a yaw rate (e.g., from an inertial measurement unit, gyroscope, etc.) of the vehicle. Examples of the present disclosure include, based on the variables associated with the wheel(s) and the yaw rate associated with the turn maneuver, estimating a vehicle velocity, which may be used by various downstream components, such as to determine or update a pose of a vehicle as part of a localization operation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for determining a target vehicle speed for a vehicle moving between a starting location and a target location at a worksite.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to conducting pullover maneuvers for autonomous vehicles. For instance, a pullover location may be identified. A pullover start location may be determined for the pullover location. A first distance for the vehicle to come to a complete stop within a pullover deceleration limit may be determined based on a current speed of the vehicle. A second distance between a current location of the vehicle and the pullover start location may be determined. The first distance may be compared to the second distance to assess feasibility of the pullover location. The vehicle may be controlled in order to conduct a pullover maneuver in an autonomous driving mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling at least one actuator of a vehicle, the actuator being configured to apply a torque on at least one wheel of the vehicle, wherein the applied torque is determined by a control function associated with a control bandwidth, the method comprising configuring the control function to control the applied torque to reduce a difference between a first parameter value related to a current rotational speed of the wheel and a second parameter value related to target rotational speed of the wheel; obtaining data indicative of a current operating condition of the vehicle; setting the control bandwidth of the control function in dependence of the current operating condition of the vehicle; and controlling the actuator using the control function.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU); and a controller electrically connected to the IMU. The controller is configured to receive an output signal including at least one of an angular velocity and an acceleration from the IMU, to identify a driving state of the vehicle according to at least one of the output signal, a steering angle of the vehicle, a steering angular velocity of the vehicle, a number of gear stages of the vehicle, a wheel speed of the vehicle, and a braking pressure of the vehicle, to identify an offset and an offset reliability of the output signal according to the driving state of the vehicle, and to transmit a signal from which the offset is removed from the output signal according to the offset and the offset reliability.

Abstract: A device detects a behavior of a straddle-type vehicle in a yaw direction and in a roll direction, determines whether a traveling state of the straddle-type vehicle is a first state or a second state closer to a straight traveling state than the first state, and estimates a turning radius of the straddle-type vehicle. In a case where it is determined that the traveling state is the first state, a turning radius is estimated by a first method based on a detection result of the behavior in the yaw direction. In a case where it is determined that the traveling state is the second state, the turning radius is estimated by a second method based on a detection result of the behavior in the roll direction.

Abstract: A method for online authoring of robot autonomy applications includes receiving sensor data of an environment about a robot while the robot traverses through the environment. The method also includes generating an environmental map representative of the environment about the robot based on the received sensor data. While generating the environmental map, the method includes localizing a current position of the robot within the environmental map and, at each corresponding target location of one or more target locations within the environment, recording a respective action for the robot to perform. The method also includes generating a behavior tree for navigating the robot to each corresponding target location and controlling the robot to perform the respective action at each corresponding target location within the environment during a future mission when the current position of the robot within the environmental map reaches the corresponding target location.

Abstract: Some autonomous cleaning robots include a drive configured to maneuver the autonomous cleaning robot about a floor surface. The robots include a cleaning system to clean the floor surface as the autonomous cleaning robot is maneuvered about the floor surface. The robots include a robot button positioned on the autonomous cleaning robot. The robots include a controller in electrical communication with the drive and the robot button. The controller is configured to perform operations including selecting a behavior of the autonomous cleaning robot from a plurality of behaviors of the autonomous cleaning robot responsive to a duration of actuation of the robot button and causing the autonomous mobile robot to initiate the behavior.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling driving of a vehicle includes a camera configured to acquire an image in front of a vehicle, a sensor configured to acquire a driving speed of the vehicle, a first neural network configured to calculate a compensation steering angle based on comparing a driving steering angle with a calculated steering angle, and a second neural network configured to set a speed of the vehicle based on comparing the compensation steering angle with a threshold, wherein the driving steering angle comprises steering angle information collected while the vehicle is being driven and the calculated steering angle comprises steering angle information learned by receiving the image and the driving speed.

Abstract: A vehicle is capable of compensating for steering control based on vehicle's intrinsic factors and environmental influence factors, thereby performing steering compensation control accurately. The vehicle includes: a storage unit; a driving unit to drive a steering device; a sensor to acquire detection signals including a steering angle and a steering torque; and a controller to determine whether the vehicle is in a predetermined stable running state based on the detection signals, wherein, when the vehicle is in the predetermined stable running state, the controller extracts reference information including a relationship between the steering angle and the steering torque at one or more past time points, stores the reference information in the storage unit, and controls the driving unit based on a difference between the reference information and the steering angle and the steering torque.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus has a first electric power source device and a second electric power source device installed in a vehicle. The vehicle control apparatus monitors a charged electric amount of a second electric power source device after starting to execute a parking assist control. When the charged electric amount becomes smaller than a predetermined first threshold, the vehicle control apparatus executes a stopping control of controlling at least one of a braking apparatus and a shift change apparatus to stop the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) for carrying out a self-diagnosis (115) of an automated vehicle (1), wherein the following steps are carried out:—operating the vehicle (1) in a standard operating mode (I) for a transport-oriented operation of the vehicle (1), in which the self-diagnosis (115) is automatically carried out according to a first weighting, and—operating the vehicle (1) in a diagnosis operating mode (II), in which the self-diagnosis (115) is automatically carried out using a second weighting, said second weighting being greater than the first weighting.

Abstract: A vehicle and a system and method of controlling the vehicle. The system includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor obtains a first estimate of a force on a tire of the vehicle based on dynamics of the vehicle. The processor is configured to obtain a second estimate of the force on the tire using a tire model, determine an estimate of a coefficient of friction between the tire and the road from the first estimate of the force and the second estimate of the force, and control the vehicle using the estimate of the coefficient of friction.

Abstract: An automatic parking assistance system, an in-vehicle device and an automatic parking assistance method. The in-vehicle device comprises a communication interface for receiving a parking navigation path and traffic information; and a parking controller coupled with the communication interface, the parking controller being configured to: acquire the traffic information and the parking navigation path; control vehicle parking maneuvers based on the parking navigation path; judge whether there is a potential collision object with respect to the vehicle based on the traffic information; in the case that the judgment indicates there is no potential collision object, control the vehicle to travel along the parking navigation path; in the case that the judgment indicates there is a potential collision object, determine a danger level of the potential collision object based on the traffic information and determine safety measures corresponding to the danger level.

Abstract: A vehicle and a method of controlling turning thereof are provided. The turning control method of a vehicle includes calculating first compensation torque based on a lateral acceleration variation during turning, determining first compensated demanded torque by applying the first compensation torque to demanded torque, determining second compensation torque for preventing wheel slip of a driving wheel based on the first compensated demanded torque and an actual vehicle behavior, and determining second compensated demanded torque input to a driving source controller by applying the second compensation torque to the first compensated demanded torque.

Abstract: When a transport is operating, there may be circumstances where the transport may be at least partially compromised and may be less safe than normal. In such situations where the transport is determined as being unsafe, the transport may act to limit the functionality of the transport. An example operation may include confirming that a transport includes at least one component that is not an original or authorized component, and limiting a functionality of the transport when it is determined that the operator of the transport is not associated with the transport.